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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21
THE CONTEST AT CHICAGO.
Contractors Elsewhere Approve the Stand
Taken by the Employers of the Lake City.

CHICAGO, May 20.-From all parts of the
country dispatches were received to-day by
President Tappan, of the Builders Exchange,
and President Downey, Of the master masons,
indorsing the plan Of campaign adopted yester-
day by the building trades conference. It was
evident from the kilograms that majority of
the builders of the United States regard Chicago
as the city where the master contractors to
Eight it out with trades unionism.' In view of
this fact, aud after much teeeraphing the mem
bers of the executive board of the National
Builders Association decided, this afternoon,
60 assemble il Chicago next Tuesday,
and take hand in the struggle.
The committee consists of j. Mullen blach, Gin
cinnati, president; w. II. Sayward. Boston, sec
rotary; John Stevens Philadelphia, FIRST vice.
president; r. c. Scribner, St. Paul, second vice
president; John J. Tucker, New York. treasurer.
There is visible disposition among the Chicago
builders this evening to keep matters they
now are, if possible, until the arrival of the
tional committee. Unless the situation has by
that time greatly altered, the idea is to push
matters then with the national organization.
with the support that the national organization
can give in various ways, if it so chooses.
Contributions for the new buiding-intererests
council, which is to enforce the card of princi-
PIES are coming, and already many outside lndi-
viduals have subscribed to it. The first amount
placed in the hands of the chairman from
the North and Northwest side brick maui
facturers
The building-interests council held meeting
this afternoon to prepare a statement to the gen
eral public. Although opinion was not unani-
nous the council decided there was no necessity
for hurry, and that the statements should not be
Issued for severa, DAYS. especially as thAmaster
masons who started the fight against the trades
unions, had not yet passed upon the card princi-
PIES The proposed assemblage of the executive
board of the National Builders Association also
operated to postpone action. Adjournment was
taken until Monday
Eight or ten prominent iron manufacturers
held an informal conference to-day aud decided
to request President Crane, of tie Metal-work-
srs' Association, to call special meeting of that
body to take action upon the building trades
card of principles. AS the association has log
members and employs 10000 men, large num-
oers of whom are in no way connected with the
building trades. there is chance that the lock-
and fight for the card of principles may
Dpread to other industries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21
The Ordinance Unlawful

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journa1:
The synopsis of the proposed ordinance re-
lating to natural gas indicates careful thought
and a purpose deal fairly with both parties
Yet in its most vital part it is unlawful. Bust
ness has its natural laws certainly as physics
We may artificially interfere with the law of
gravitaton, but the law remains unchanged and
uncb angeable We may in the same way tenn
porarily interfere with business laws, but they
will remain, and will assert their supremacy or
exact the penalty sooner or later. 1t seems
very plausible to fix, in advance the rates at
which gas can be furnished per foot It seemed
just as easy to regulate the price of telephoning
two years ago. Why may We not as we'll regu-
late the price of coal? It is to be had for the
digging and the few etceteras that intervene be-
tween the mine and the crate. That there are
extortions in the coal trade at almost every step
none will deny, but how help our
selves se1 : Certainly not 6y saying that at
per ton. at half the price of wood.
To me there seems but one proper course. Tax
the company or companies that use our streets
nance may be about right. Reaching the public
through the channels proposed it IS equitaoly
difused Then let any company or any body
use the streets and alleys proposed. To guard
against combinations and extortions the city
may reserve the tight to take the plant of either
or ali the companies at the end of ten years and
any five years thereafter, and become the pro-
prietor of the business But it will be
usual thing if the business does not regulate it
self in a way entirely satisfactory to all reason
able men by the laws of business alone. No
company can afford to pine the gas twenty miles
or two miles, and lay mains through the city.
and hold it at a price which allows it to be used
only by the few. Business shrewdness will sug
gest that the cost of the plant is the for
one hundred consumers that it would be for five.
but to make it within the reach of only five
would be suicidal
Every suggestion in the proposed ordinance
seems wise. anc foreseeing and farseeing, except
this attempt to do what never has been done.
aud never can be done successfully. It may be
done temporarily, just we may dam a stream.
but the stream will find outlet somewhere,
and usually at greater cost than if it had been
permitted to take its accustomed channel We
may compel the company to furnish gas at half
the price of coal, but the price of coal is fixed
quantity Events utterly unsupported may
make it twice expensive ten or twenty years
hence. not half expensive as it is now.
We may fix the price at dollar a month per
CRATE stove, but dollar, ten years from now,
may be twice as valuable as it is to-day not
half as valuable. The law of business, which is
as inexorable the law of eravitation. and as
unyielding death, will regulate prices and
everything else, if not interfered with by artifi-
cial law. Z. /. SEE.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21
Pretty Girl Tired of Life.

PIrTsBURG. May 20.-Miss Lucy Hunt, pupil
at the Curry Institute, attempted to commit sui
eide this morning. She had been expelled by
Principal Williams for flirting on her way to and
from school. and hour afterward she tried to
jump from the center of the Sixth street bridge
into the Allegheny river. An Allegheny team
ster her climbing over the rail. She was
just preparing to take the desperate plunge when
Sidney Omohundes of the Dispatch. grasped one
of her hands, and moment later the Alleghe-
MAN had the other The bridge crowded
with people who eagerly watched the work of
lifting the girl over the rail. She pleaded pit
eously to be allowed to drown. saying to her
rescuers: you may we'll allow me to DROP
for will do it eventually"
She did nothing to help herself. but fastened
her feet in the guard railing until they were
forcible released. She was finally brought over,
and her garments suffered severely, the sleeves
of her dress being almost torn away A police
man conducted her to the Allegheny Mayors
Office, wnere after an interview with his Honor,
she released and taken home. She left
note one of the school desks. It was addressed
to girl companion, ard read as follows: ''Bv
the time this reaches you l will have done what
/ told you 1 would Send my books home. "
Miss Hunt is bright brunette. Her father is a
pUstofice employe
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21

The largest value of science is the amount
OF human comfort and happiness
il can afford or conserve AS. for
myself do not pretend to know just the point
where gas will be found, and am frank to give
it my opinion that be who does pretend to
know is either foolishly mistaken or absurdly
given over to practicing an easily discovered
fraud. With the aid of able and painstaking
assistants [ am carefully collecting all the facts
obtanable, and hope to give in the next report
a complete study of what will always be known
in history as the great Indiana gas field. Mean
time hope all the citizens interested IN boring
for will continue to kindly send to the State
Biologists Office sections OF their wells ana all
the facts connected with the borings.
MAURICE THOMPSON.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21
NOT LIKELY To ACCEPT IT
Objections of the Gas Companies to the
Proposed Pipeline Ordinance.
Major Calkns Thinks that the Standard Oil
Company Will Refuse to Accept the Fran
chise Under Such Restrictions.

The representatives of the foreign com panies
that want to come into Indianapolis with
natural-gas pipeline system criticised rather
vigorously some of the features of the ordi-
nance to be introduced in the Council tonight.
All of them said that no company would accept
such a grant of franchise. Copies of the ordi
nance were sent to the McGuffey and Standard
Oil companies. Mr. Mansfield, of the latter cor
poration is out of the city, but Major Calkins
undertook to say, the strength of
conversations he has had with the
Standard Oil people, that they would
not lay any pipes under restrictions
sought to be imposed upon companies seeking
the franchise. He did not speak positively, but
he judged that the Standard Oil, or its local rep
resentative. the Indiana Natural gas Company,
would object in the first place to the scale OF
maximum charges, next to the manner of fixing
the price, and Their to the tax which it is pro-
posed to place upon the pipeline companies.
1.-THE ordinance" said Major Calkins. docs not
specify the kind of coal which Is to be the basis
for the price of For example,
hard coal is sold at Sc % per ton, soft So and
So. %, and slack at so cents per ton 1t would
virtually be prohibition to have a company sell
gas at so per cent. the cost Of slack. The ordi
nance virtually places the entire plant in the
hands of the Council, and a combination of coal
dealers could put the price of coal SO low that
no gas company could afford to furnish gas at
one-half the price. Again, this schedule would
bring gas companies into intermnable disputes
with consumers. The price of gas would fluctu-
ate accordingly the price of coal rose and fell.
1.-THE tax of cents per foot the mains
would approximate to $4,000 Add to this the
price of gas the companies wouldlbe required to
furnish the city without cost. and the annual
city tax the value of plant and other proper
ty would aggregate $4,000. This is largely
direct tax, of which the street.
railroad company, the Illuminating
company and other corporations
are not required to pay. In word, it is dis
elimination against natural-gas companies
amounting to $40, 900 per year. No
would be willing to invest ST., 900, 900 under such
conditions. There other objections princi-
pally TO the sections which give the Council the
power to order extension of mains and pro-
vide for meter measurement at the expense of
the companies However, the most serious OPP
position is to the tax and maximum charges"
While others INTERCEPTED did not speak spe-
officially Major C1Ikins they were equally
strong III their expressions as to these features.
All of them thought that a local company might
accept the ordinance, after it had been amended
in one two particulars. They knew for
eEn company would until the tax section, espe-
cally, had been eliminated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21
Decision Affecting Bank. and Bankers.

CHICAGO. May 20.-An opinion was rendered
In the United States Circuit Court to-day, by
Judge Gresham which Is of the greatest i'm
portance TO bankers and banking men. like
case has never before been decided in American
courts. A. J. Gillespie e Co., OF Kansas City,
were of about eleven hundred head of
cattle, and about the LIST Of October, 1885, they
shipped the herd to Chicago, consigning tneu to
the stockyard commission firm of Rappal, Sons
q Co. and Immediately drew drafts for the ap-
proximate value of the cattle. Rappal. Sons q
CO., between the I'd and 9th of the month. sold
the cattle and deposited the money, about
1000, with the Union Stockyards National
Bank. AT the time Rappal. Sons 81 Co. were
overdrawn at the bank about the same amount.
The bank, not knowing who the money belonged
70, but only that IL deposited to the credit of
Rappal. Sons 81 Co., appropriated the money to
pay the overdraft claiming 10 hold the same by
vendors lien" Gillespie g. Co filed a bill In
the United States Court against the bank 10 re-
cover the money. Judge Gresham decided to-
day that Gillespie d Co. were entitled to the
S25, 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21
A Point for the Gas Ordinance.

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis journal,
In the ordinance granting the right to lay
mains in the streets and alleys of the city, a
positive clause should be put in that fuel shall
be supplied to any manufacturer whose annual
consumption shall exceed, say, 5000 $500
based on the price contemplated in the gem
eral ordinance. Unless this is done. the yalu-
able parts of the city will be only supplied. and
manufacturers the outskirts of the city. or
away from the main lines, will Lot be supplied
W. H. TUCKER.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21

HalfFare Excursion to Ottawa, Kan, via Bee-Line.
The Bee-line is out advertising through car
excursion to Ottawa, Kan, at one fare for the
round trip Tickets will be sale to every body
from May "a to %, inclusive. and good to return
for thirty days. On Friday. May 81 special
train will be run through without change, with
reclining chair cars Free and if you thlnkin z
of going West this is the best route. and now
will be your only opportunity this season of
taking advantage of cheap excursion rates. Full
particulars be obtained by applying to any
Bee-line ticket agent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21
Society Events.

Mrs. l.. S. Ayres issued cards yesterday for a
tea on next Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. NJ LEI. Spades entertained party of la
dies very handsomely. yesterday afternoon. in
honor of her guests, Mrs. and Miss Stevens, OF
Chicago, and Mrs. Cathie. of st. Paul, who is
visiting Mrs. W. p Bingham.
DR.. Ritter's Sunday school class of Roberts
Park gave pleasant strawberry and ice-cream
social last evening at the church. which was a
success financially. The proceeds will be used
for buying a new carpet for the Sunday sch DOL
room.
Mrs. o. J. Dearborn and daughter, Miss Della,
gave very pleasant reception last evening at
their nome, No. LOG Parke avenue. They were
assisted in entertaining by Mrs. Daniel Martini
Mrs Armstrong and Mrs. f. Fl. lowering. The
prettily decorated with plants and
flowers. Mrs. Dearborn and daughter prom
inent members of the First Baptist Church, and
the guests numbere about loo of their friends
in that congregation Elegant refreshments
were served the assistants doing the honors of
the dining room.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21

ferences, ought to select now the most careful
and thoughtful business to manage that
great trust, and the board of trustees ought to
be composed mainly of laymen. Every dollar
of that great gift ought to be made TO count for
the promotion of the great interest for which it
il riv
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21
Cleopatra Drank Pearls

In her wine. and captivated Caesar with her
beauty and magnifcence But pearls in the
mouth are better, and our modern beauties may
have these if they faithfully use Sozodont every
day, and captivate all by simply smiling to show
their pretty white teeth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21

CANT eat q thing" Hoods Sarsaparilla 10 a
wonderful medicine for creating appetite,
regulating digestion and giving strength
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21
RAILWAY TIMETABLES.
ID PENNSYLVANIA LINEs-.THE DIRECT AND


PENNSYLVANIA LINES-THE DIRECT AND
Il POPULAR PASSENGER ROUTES.
Trains leave and arrive at indianapolis follows
Leave for Pittsburg. New York ETC.. 4:30am 4:55pm
9 = Richmond and Colum bus II: 00am 4:00pm
Arrive from n. Y. Pittsbg and East 45am l0:20pm
- Coinmbns, Richmond etc 9:40am 3-50pm
Sleepers to PttsDurg and New York without change.
Leave for Chicago and Standardization 11:00pm
Arrive from Chicago and Northwest. 4O0am 3:50pm
J.. NJ. I. R. R.-SOUTH.
Leave for Louisville
and the South. 4:l5am SLOAN 4:00pm 6:45pm
Arrive from Louisville
and the South. l0:35am 11:00am 6:45pm 10:45pm
I. & V. r. R.-soUTHwEsr.
for 7:I5am 4:l5pm
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21

A Good Board of Trustees for DePauw Uni
versity.
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journae
In view OF the large gift OF DePauw to the
University at Greencastle. it would that
the Methodist preachers. in their several con-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Denison House: Jno W. Jones, Greenfield:
w. w. Hoser, Brenfeid; s. E. Shirley, Shoals;
G. S. Brooks, Boston; p A. Lewald, Elmira, n.
Y: T. H McElroy, Chicago; Mrs. Van Ogle,
Anderson, Cal; d. c. Elliott, Logansport: J. II.
Daley Terre Haute: H. S. Davis. w. S. Rich
ardson, Boston; W. H. Lew. Rochester, II. Y;
Harry Richard. Kansas City.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21

Cleansed, Purified and Beautifiet
by the Cuticura Remedies.
A COMPLETE CURE.
SALT RHEUM CURED.

was troubled with Salt Rheum for number of
years that the skin entirely came off one of my
hands from the finger tips to the wrist. tried
dies and doctors prescriptions to purpose until
commenced taking Cuticura remedies. and now am
entirely cured. E. 7. PARKER.
379 Northampton Street. Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21

NO MEDICINE LIKE THEM.
We have sold your Cuticura Remedies for the last
six years, and medicines shelves give better
satisfaction. G. F. ATHERTON, Druggist.
Albany. Il. Y
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21

Cuticura Remedies sold everywhere Price:
Cuticura soc; Resolvent. 81; Soap, 25c. Prepared
by the POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL CO.,
Boston Mass.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21

ITCHING, SCALY, PIMPLY.
For the lastyear have had species of itching scay
and pimply humors my face. to which l have APP
piled great many methods of treatment without
cess, and which speedily and entirely cured by
Cuticura. MRS. ISAAC PHELPS, Ravenna, O.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-10

There are as few people who can remember
faces rs there are who can remember and re-
call facts, though people generally think it is
very easy. l have had some amusing eN-
amples OF the success of some of these people
in these undertakings. Now on change We
have 3.2l2 members, and complimentaries TO
bring the total up TO 4, 400 people. OF course
a large number of thesJ people are not on
change once a year, but when they do come
a Ierson must know them and not stop them.
as when they do visit the floor they generally
have visiting friends with them, and to stop
them would he embarrassing. To assist me
in remembering these people, have made a
study Of faces, and now rarely see a stranger
that do not note some peculiarity about HIM
by which can identify him. The habit has
grown so that often register in my memory
men with whom have no connection, and
who will probably never see again.
So YOU see this is n study, whether one has
faculty for it or not, and when a person
talks about being able 20 do SO offhand, he is
talking about something he don't know any
thing about The other day friend of mine
rame up TO me at the door on change, and
said he would like to bet me the dinHers he
could pick out as they passed each one OF
forty men on the floor, whom l was to name
as they came in had the satisfaction Of
eating a very good dinner at his expense !
picked out forty men, of course not those who
live in the bull pit, bnt men whose Irames he
knew, and whose faces he had also seen.
How many do YOU think he secured out of
the forty: Just eleven--Cor. Globe-Demo-
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-10
Intelligence of Cats.

Talk about dogs" said the proprietor of a
saloon, the other day, when you find dog
that has the intelligence Of that cat just let
me know, pointing To a huge yellow cat tina:
lay contentedly asleep near the stove. lean
talk to that cat Just the same as | would to a
human being, and she understands me She
will fetch and carry just like a dog, and in
sweeping up at night, if leave anything on
the floor she will find it and bring it to me- |
could teach her anything NV mother, up
stairs, suffers with rheumatism, and she uses
that cat instead of hot bottle to keep her
feet warm Any time, night or day, she will
hop UP on the bed when called and stretch
herself on my mothers feet and stay there
until told to go down. She will sleep there
all night without moving
just then something as black as midnight
flashed upon the counter, and with magniti-
cent bound sprang four feet vertically upward
to the top of "a cooler near.
Gracious" exclaimed hereporter, whats
that"
That's Satan," exclaimed the proprietor
quietly. Amt he jumperi That cat can
spring around among those bottles reckles,. ",
and never Knew him to break one. But
here's something curious for YOU" He opened
a door and called i'll purring voice, Kitty.
kitty, kitty" There was a miaul outside
and then cat as white as snow came creeping
into the room, and then another of the same
color.
Amt they beautiesf said the owner, ad-
miringly. Look here! Did you ever see
such eyes" placing one on the table. Curl
ously enough one eye Of each cat was a glow
ing amber in color and the other beautiful
blue.
They haze kittens outside, too. and they
have the same ewes "a the father and mother.
don't know what kind Of cats they are. An
old Sta captain gave them to ms. What do
you think an old maid would give for those
cats"
Go out" he continued TO the cats. and the
beautiful creatures crept meekly out.
II allow the black cat and the yellow one
only in here, and the white ones only in there.
and its curious how well they know where
they belong. might leave that door open
and the cats would stay i'll their respective
rooms Wonderful, amt they New York
Star
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-10
S1eriTs Sale.

Pursuant to the commands OF an execution
OF sale, issued from the court of common pleas
OF Clark county, ohio. and to me directed and
delivered, will offer for sale at public auction
at the south door Of the court house Of said
county, in the city of Springfield. Ohio. on
Saturday. February -. 4. ID. 1887,
AT one O'Clock p. m, the following described
mortgaged premises tOWit:
Situate in the county OF Clark and the state
OF Ohio, and in the city of Springfield, and
bounded and described aS follows. viz: Being
part Of lot No. 2li. as the same IL designated
on the recorded plat of the town now city of
Springfield on bemints addition TO said town.
The premises hereby conveyed are described
As follows: Beginning AT a point on the north
side of North street. where said street is in
and being the southeast corner of said lot No.
ia. running thence west with the north line Of
said North street. along the south line OF said
lot No. 2lf. nifty feet. thence running north
parallel with the east line of said lot. l.I feet.
thence east parallel with North street. fifty
feet. thence south along said alley. and the
east line of said lot. l9O feet 10 the place Of
beginning; also the right - use the water
from certain well, situate on said William
DiehIS adjoining premises, 80 long said
Diehl owns said premises OF the well may re
main open.
said above described premises appraised at
81. l.tyO.0G; said above described premises To
be sold by order of the court Of common
pleas of Clark county. Ohio, In case No. +j97.
wherein William Diehl is plaintiff and EliLa-
beth slime ct al, are defendants.
Terms of sale: Cash.
WILLIAM B. BAKER,
Sheriff Clark County. D.
HaGAS& i H.GtS. Attorneys 10